installed ccfls

[k4mm_d]

arite guys, linked up da man teddy 2day to get ma ccfls, man they look wiked!!! :D :D :D . jus wanted to big up da main teddy, thanx alot mate.

[Estoril Sport]

arite guys, linked up da man teddy 2day to get ma ccfls, man they look wiked!!! :D :D :D . jus wanted to big up da main teddy, thanx alot mate.

Hi k4mm_d

Have you got any pics love to see them.

[Afif]

yea i just met teddy about half an hour ago :D. Sweet ride :D. Cool dude :cool: . His car looked purple and mine looked orange. Funny what tesco car park lighting can do :p .

Anyways just opened the box so will probably do the instalation tomorrow when i get back from college. Any tips dude?

[k4mm_d]

u no what man, i fort it would b complex man, but it really simple, did ted tell u how to install em??

[k4mm_d]

i took 1-2 pics but cnt upload em :(

[Ali_]

Best of luck there boys with the installs... :D

[Afif]

u no what man, i fort it would b complex man, but it really simple, did ted tell u how to install em??waiting for the instalation guide. Looking at the box contects doesnt look to difficult :D. Want the instalation guide just incase tho! So waiting for that.

heres a pic of the contents for anyone (yes i was bored and excited).

http://www.uksupercars.com/bmw/CCFL001.jpg

[Ali_]

Nothing wrong being excited mate :D

[Afif]

gotta go spend a day at college now. Tempted to just stay home and install but i got a law exam today :mad:

[rossi46]

gotta go spend a day at college now. Tempted to just stay home and install but i got a law exam today :mad:
good luck with the install, and the exam mate!!! :D
you will love it.
i bet you will think about the install while you're doing your exam. :p

[Afif]

good luck with the install, and the exam mate!!! :D
you will love it.
i bet you will think about the install while you're doing your exam. :p
lol yea piece of advice DO NOT BUY A MOD BEFORE EXAMS. All i could think of was this is taking to long and i need to get home and make sure i got all the equipment before the hardware shop down the road closes!

[peppernick]

Have fun! :D

[Afif]

doing install now anyone got msn whos done it?

add ahhcrapitsafif@hotmail.com im kinda stuck. Ok worried i might break something would be more appropriate. My first time ive dont anything to bmw outside.

[Afif]

never mind! a little elbow grease got it shifting :D

[Ali_]

How did you go in the end bro???

[Afif]

well got one side done. After almost 2 hours! I was being over careful not to break anything basically. Put it all together and then realised one of the CCFL was off center LOL. Anyways just before that simon showed up with the indicators and popped those in for me :D. We compared brighnesses of silver indicators with OEM. Compared the CCFL's to his wheelpower xenon version of it (which i like ALOT especially the remote activation!). Then we chatted and chatted about all things BMW for about an hour. Decided to carry on in the morning when ill be able to see better :).

[rossi46]

i think the projector indicator look sweet in your car.
can't wait to get mine.
nice ride afif. ;)

[mysticm3]

Afif you should come round to my place next time man I'll give you a hand at no extra chage as I did for Kamm :D anywa I am only in Staines any problems give us a shout

[k4mm_d]

yea thanx for da teddy, i installed my bro ccfs 2day took me bout an 1hr 15mins, hes well impressed thanx again man

[Afif]

thanks teddy but i really wanted to try it out one time. Had to get over the fear of attacking the beemer with a screwdriver! lol i was a right site though holding an umbrella with one hand over the lights and tryign to take them apart with the other. Got some funny looks from people passing by :D.

[Two_Stripes]

Any pics yet?

Saw some of these CCFLs on ebay a while ago, wish I'd bought them!

[Afif]

http://www.uksupercars.com/bmw/CCFL.jpg

took it just now. Was cold and couldnt get a picture of both sides without it totally blurring.

[Two_Stripes]

Do look good - well impressed!

[mysticm3]

ding! :cool:

[k4mm_d]

pics of ccfls

http://tinypic.com/paiv4

http://tinypic.com/paiyu

[westside]

looking good dude lets lower it now :-)

[mysticm3]

watch my website for X'Mas CCFL and other item clearance sales!

[westside]

what u got man tell me tell me :D

[mysticm3]

site being updated as we speak :)

[Two_Stripes]

Are these the 8500k type. Am well impressed!

Do you need to get headlights realigned? Or are these non-directional?

Do they just stick onto existing lights (e36)? Is adhesive supplied?

[Ali_]

Grrr im starting to regret not getting these Teddy.........

They are really looking good guys very nice indeed...

Afif i think that were going to have to pump up the action for the saloons mate, cant have these coupe boys getting all the line light. :D

[Afif]

damn right :cool:. Im stuck deciding between the mtech and m3 replica. Teddy selling M3 replica one for 169 now so ive started thinking about it.

[rossi46]

damn right :cool:. Im stuck deciding between the mtech and m3 replica. Teddy selling M3 replica one for 169 now so ive started thinking about it.
is it the M3 replica + ACS lip moulded bumper for 169, if it is, then i would go for that, cos no one that i know have fitted one so far.
if i haven't already had my mtec bumper i would had bought that instead.

all well, just saw it's for coupe and vert.
so it won't fit your car.

[Afif]

is it the M3 replica + ACS lip moulded bumper for 169, if it is, then i would go for that, cos no one that i know have fitted one so far.
if i haven't already had my mtec bumper i would had bought that instead.

all well, just saw it's for coupe and vert.
so it won't fit your car.
errm its this one.

http://www.ssdd-motorsport.com/images/products/28.pjpeg

'now you can have the look of E46 M3 front bumper without expensive modifications. Fit all E46 models, introducing our new E46 M3 front bumper replica. Available for coupe, convertible, saloon and touring models'

[Ali_]

Yah its a hard choice, im torn to be honest with you.

Im not to sure if the M3 Rep would look any good with my 17" and have always kinda wondered if the splitter kit would also fit the replica?

The OEM Mtech II is a hell of a cost over here something like $400GBP just for the bumper so i would hate to price out the whole lot OEM kit...In saying that im still thinking of getting it just cos ill be able to do the ACS splitters, which i like.

The OEM M3 bumper is about $300GBP but of course some body work is needed, so the costs balance themselves at the end of the day...

Grrr wheels and bumpers are a hell of a choice.

[Afif]

i kno one of the mtech kits is £672 (front,rear and sides including most fitting stuff liek fogs)from the dealers which doesnt include painting or fitting. Its in the 04 accesories catalogue. He quoted me £350 just for the bumper on its own!

Dont know how much M3 ones are. Ill make up my mind once teddy gets back to me on whether he can get the M-Tech ones.

[mysticm3]

Are these the 8500k type. Am well impressed!

Do you need to get headlights realigned? Or are these non-directional?

Do they just stick onto existing lights (e36)? Is adhesive supplied?

Yes they are and the only genuine 8500k kit available on the market. They are not directional. You can use the supplied 3M double sided tape to fit them inside the lenses or use clear sillicone.

[Two_Stripes]

Cheers Teddy

Will order soon. What type of delivery do you use? i.e. what happens if I'm not at home as going away Thurs pm

[Two_Stripes]

Ordered! Are fitting instructions included?

[Afif]

yea if theyre not just email him and hell send em to you :D

[Estoril Sport]

Are these the 8500k type. Am well impressed!

Do you need to get headlights realigned? Or are these non-directional?

Do they just stick onto existing lights (e36)? Is adhesive supplied?Hi Two_Strips

I bought mine from Teddy they fantastic. If you want them to be directional you can do this mod yourself with metal tape and fit this to the back of the CCFL's ;)
http://sankeys.demon.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?p=1340#post1340

If you are intrested in fitting some yourself this thread may help :)
http://sankeys.demon.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?t=244

[BigFas]

Estoril, I'm doing the tape mod this weekend, can you let me know which tape you used and where I can get it from?

Thx

[Estoril Sport]

Hi BigFas

I got the tape from B&Q about £3 something. I belive it was just called 'Metal Repair Tape' Its good stuff and and any small kinks you get you can burnish them out with the back of a small spoon. If you where local I give you the roll.:o

Here is the link for applying the tape http://forum.bmwcarmagazine.com/topic2.asp?TOPIC_ID=23488 Just to make sure that the tape was equily at the half way point I cut some stright narrow stips about 3mm and applied this the the CCFL As the tape is very thin you can hardly notice the over lap unless the CCFL is about 3" from your face ;)

[BigFas]

Thanks bro. Will pick some up tomorrow :) Will keep you posted. Looking forward to getting a nice crisp glow

[k4mm_d]

wat does da tape mod do?? :rolleyes:

[Estoril Sport]

It stops the CCFL light being reflected in the headlight reflector plus all of the CCFL light is pointing outwards so its a bit more intence light.

If you checkout the worlds longest thread (Probably) conserning CCFL's you can see the diffrences between the two.:D
http://forum.bmwcarmagazine.com/topic2.asp?TOPIC_ID=21464

[Two_Stripes]

I've got an e36 and just ordered halos from Teddy. Is it worth carrying out the mod before I install them? Does it really make a difference?

It would be really handy if someone has taken a picture of before and after mod. Still don't quite understand how to get the tape exactly half way round...

[Two_Stripes]

If you want to take it one step further (too far possibly).

Go to ebay and check out item number: 7938473984

[Estoril Sport]

I've got an e36 and just ordered halos from Teddy. Is it worth carrying out the mod before I install them? Does it really make a difference?

It would be really handy if someone has taken a picture of before and after mod. Still don't quite understand how to get the tape exactly half way round...

Check out the tape trick link at http://forum.bmwcarmagazine.com/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=23488&SearchTerms=ccfl%2Ce36
I was not convinced at first, but when I started if was quite easy to apply the tape.

I would say if you like the effect of the light not being reflected in the headlight reflector to applythe tape first before fitting them to the car. I confess I have not seen many e36 with the tape trick . There is this link at http://forum.bmwcarmagazine.com/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=23095&SearchTerms=ccfl%2Ce36

[mysticm3]

Estoril Sport is one of my favourite CCFL experts ;)

[Two_Stripes]

Teddy

Thanks have received lights - pretty good - one day from order to delivery. Any chance you could send me fitting instructions (Neil_Flippance@Hotmail.com)

Thanx

[mysticm3]

hi mate I need a bigger e-mail account than hotmail the file is too big to send to hotmail.

record delivery time eh?

[Afif]

i thought hotmail upgraded their attachment sizes to 10mb?... or did i misread summin.

[mysticm3]

mine hasn't been done, as far as I know it depends on which hotmail server you orignially registered with - I think the US one has been done, the Far Eastern one hasn't.

[Shuriken]

2 of my hotmails have been upgraded, one of which was created last april, so its fairly recent. I'm sure they'll get to your soon enough.

Shuriken.

[Two_Stripes]

Teddy

My hotmail has been upgraded, have 250mb account and can attach 10mb, could you try sending it or splitting it up into a couple of emails. Failing that could you post a set to my delivery address. Thanx

[Afif]

i went to B & Q and they didnt have anything called metal repair tape according to the salesman :(. Checked out the whole tape section couldnt find it.

[Estoril Sport]

i went to B & Q and they didnt have anything called metal repair tape according to the salesman :(. Checked out the whole tape section couldnt find it.
Hi Afif

If you PM your postal address I will send you some strips/roll :cool:

[Two_Stripes]

Know it should be easier to fit these to an e36, does anyone know how to remove the e36 headlight glass, have removed the indicator and the 3 clips on top but can't get it to come loose, is there anything underneath?

Teddy could you please post instructions to my delivery address, have already broken clips on one headlamp, don't want to break anything else!

[Ali_]

I cant remember off the top of my head but ill get some paper work from home and will let you know, unless by that time someone else has helped you out.

[Two_Stripes]

Thanx help would be appreciated

[Ali_]

http://photos.e46fanatics.com/data/500/29271Resize_of_Resize_of_light1-med.jpg
http://photos.e46fanatics.com/data/500/29271Resize_of_Resize_of_light2-med.jpg

[Ali_]

http://photos.e46fanatics.com/data/500/29271Resize_of_Resize_of_light3-med.jpg

[Ali_]

http://photos.e46fanatics.com/data/500/29271Resize_of_Resize_of_light4-med.jpg
http://photos.e46fanatics.com/data/500/29271Resize_of_Resize_of_light5-med.jpg

Id just like to say thanks to e36coupe.com & Russ for the info...

Hope the above helps mate :D

[Two_Stripes]

Ali

You're an absolute star, exactly what I was looking for.

Cheers

[Two_Stripes]

Cheers Ali

20 Mins later 1st headlight out and angel eyes fixed in with clear silicone, just got to get another headlight frame now for the other side.

[Two_Stripes]

2nd one done, just got the wiring to figure out. Have stuck inverter to back of headlight, do I have to try and keep these things really dry, i.e. seal around leads etc?

[Ali_]

Hey not a problem bro, thats what we are all here for.
Umm i would wrap everything up in electric tape so that its all nice, dry and tidy. Post some pics up when youre done, this is what my e36 looks like with mine on :D

http://photos.e46fanatics.com/data/500/29271Resize_of_DSC00030.JPG

[Two_Stripes]

Ali

Will post photos when done, just got to find time to do the wiring. Did you manage to find anywhere canny to hide the inverters?

[Afif]

i need to get around to sort out where to hide my inverters. The fact i didnt extend the wires means its very difficult to place them in a tidy spot. Ill do it when i get around to doing the tape mod! (ie when i find somewhere that sells metal repair tape!)